The Idiot Maiden Explained

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Director:Manuel Iborra
Screenplay:Manuel Iborra
Music:Luis Ivars
Cinematography:Juan Molina Temboury
Editing:Iván Aledo
Runtime:Spanish
Country:Spain
Language:Spanish
Gross:EUR3,000,000

The Idiot Maiden (Spanish; Castilian: '''La dama boba'''|links=no)[1] is a 2006 Spanish romantic comedy film directed and written by, consisting of an adaptation of the 1613 play A Lady of Little Sense by Félix Lope de Vega.[2] It stars Silvia Abascal, Jose Coronado, Macarena Gómez, Roberto San Martín, and Verónica Forqué.

Plot

Set in the 16th century, the plot follows the romantic entanglement of two sisters (Finea and Nise) with Laurencio and Liseo.

Production

The film is a DeAPlaneta PC, Flamenco Films and Belén Gómez production.[3] It was shot in 2005 at Ciudad de la Luz in Alicante, being the first film to be shot in the film studio.

Release

The film was presented at the 9th Málaga Film Festival in March 2006.[4] It was theatrically released in Spain on 24 March 2006.[5]

Accolades

|-| align = "center" rowspan = "4" | 2006 || rowspan = "4" | 9th Málaga Film Festival || Silver Biznaga for Best Actress || Silvia Abascal || || rowspan = "4" | [6] |-| Silver Biznaga for Best Supporting Actress || Macarena Gómez || |-| Silver Biznaga for Best Supporting Actor || Roberto San Martín || |-| Silver Biznaga for Best Costume Design || Lorenzo Caprile || |-| align = "center" | 2007 || 21st Goya Awards || Best Actress || Silvia Abascal || || [7] |}

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 'Rough Winds' hits Malaga. Variety. 27 March 2006. Jonathan. Holland.
  2. Women's Literacy in Early Modern Spain and the New World Rosilie Hernández, Anne J. Cruz - 2016 - 1134780389 A film adaptation, directed by Manuel Iborra, was released in Spain in 2006 with Silvia Abascal in the role of Finea; see minireview in Wheeler 297–99.
  3. Web site: Cultura.- 'La dama boba', la primera producción rodada en La Ciudad de la Luz, se estenará en Rusia. Europa Press. 27 June 2006.
  4. News: Iborra presenta en Málaga su versión del clásico de Lope de Vega 'La Dama Boba'. El País. 23 March 2006.
  5. Web site: La dama boba. Fotogramas. 29 May 2008.
  6. Web site: Palmarés de la 9ª edición del Festival de Málaga. El Mundo. 25 March 2006.
  7. Web site: 5 October 2022. La dama boba. Academia de las Artes y las Ciencias Cinematográficas de España. premiosgoya.com.